Rock Oak, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°8′54″N 78°44′9″W / 39.14833°N 78.73583°W / 39.14833; -78.73583
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Rock Oak, West Virginia
UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555502[1]

Rock Oak is an

Board on Geographic Names
officially decided upon the community's name in 1973.

The community was named for the rock oak trees near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Oak, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 537.